BNKN601 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Interventions for acute mania
- Give firm, simple directions and comments
- Limit setting may be required
- Never reinforce hallucinations, delusions or irrational beliefs
- Reinforce reality
- Do not engage in argument or debates about ward rules
Psychological interventions for major depression
express hope
focus on the clients strengths
make positive decisions for the client if they are unwilling to make decisions for
themselves
spend time with withdrawn clients
Aetiology of anxiety disorders
trauma
environmental factors (nurture)
genetic factors (nature)
Aetiology of substance use disorder
social factors
psychological factors
,cultural factors
personality factors
physiological factors
genetic factors
Components of a brief intervention
Assessment - AUDIT
Summary
Education
Advice
Negotiation of a plan
Stages of change
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Aetiology of personality disorders
Biological
Psychological
Social risk factors
Environmental factors
Childhood abuse or neglect
Nursing interventions for working with personality disorders
, management of self-harm
therapeutic communities
crisis intervention
team nursing
pharmacology
limit setting
interactive therapies
self-management
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Thought processes, emotions and behaviours that are exaggerations of, or additional to,
what an individual experiences when they are well
delusions
hallucinations
thought disorder
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Absences or reductions of thought processes, emotions and behaviours that were
present prior to the onset of the illness, but have since diminished or are absent
following onset.
diminished emotional expression
Anhedonia - the inability to take pleasure in activities
Avolition - lack of initiative or goals; this affects personal hygiene, nutrition, occupation
and physical activity
Alogia - speaking very little or a lack of spontaneous content in conversation, called
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Interventions for acute mania
- Give firm, simple directions and comments
- Limit setting may be required
- Never reinforce hallucinations, delusions or irrational beliefs
- Reinforce reality
- Do not engage in argument or debates about ward rules
Psychological interventions for major depression
express hope
focus on the clients strengths
make positive decisions for the client if they are unwilling to make decisions for
themselves
spend time with withdrawn clients
Aetiology of anxiety disorders
trauma
environmental factors (nurture)
genetic factors (nature)
Aetiology of substance use disorder
social factors
psychological factors
,cultural factors
personality factors
physiological factors
genetic factors
Components of a brief intervention
Assessment - AUDIT
Summary
Education
Advice
Negotiation of a plan
Stages of change
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Aetiology of personality disorders
Biological
Psychological
Social risk factors
Environmental factors
Childhood abuse or neglect
Nursing interventions for working with personality disorders
, management of self-harm
therapeutic communities
crisis intervention
team nursing
pharmacology
limit setting
interactive therapies
self-management
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Thought processes, emotions and behaviours that are exaggerations of, or additional to,
what an individual experiences when they are well
delusions
hallucinations
thought disorder
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Absences or reductions of thought processes, emotions and behaviours that were
present prior to the onset of the illness, but have since diminished or are absent
following onset.
diminished emotional expression
Anhedonia - the inability to take pleasure in activities
Avolition - lack of initiative or goals; this affects personal hygiene, nutrition, occupation
and physical activity
Alogia - speaking very little or a lack of spontaneous content in conversation, called
